SYIL X4 CNC Mill, Teknic Clearpath SDSK, Centroid Acorn Project: Back Panel In Cabinet & Setup

[@Phiz787]

This video is amazing. I will be referencing this a lot in the coming weeks. Side note: Notice you were creating a path of least resistance to your microphone at 24:02. Everytime you tapped the A Axis servo with your finger, it created a static ring. Love it

[@44mod]

Great Job showing and explaining the different corrections you had to make in the program. All your videos are clear and sound is great.

[@ashleighcurtis]

This is awesome information 👌 so happy i found you as just about to do a cnc conversion using the same servos and acorn components as i feel it's the best way to go for reliability and decent end results 👍

[@DaveNorthWest]

Hey Marty I was looking at buying a DMM 86M-DHT 0.75kW AC Servo Motor and run it from one of the DYN4 AC Servo Drives. Do you think the 86M-DHT motor would fit in the Syil X4 head? It says its a NEMA 34 and with 14mm shaft just like the original BLDC motors the machine comes with? Thanks

[@martyscncgarage5275]

I don't recommend using an AC servo for a spindle motor. I have not had good luck getting them tuned. They are really not designed for spindles. Feel free to reach out to DMM for further advice.

[@hamiltonpianos]

Just watching some of your previous videos; what differences are you finding between setups using ClearPath, and the Gecko board with drivers? It looks like ClearPath is simpler/tidier, but is there a difference in accuracy, smoothness, power etc.?

[@martyscncgarage5275]

Clearpath is closed loop between the motor and the drive. That is if the drive tells the motor to turn X number, it's encoder provides feedback to the drive to tell it has done so, if it's having trouble getting to position, the drive pushes the motor harder. If it can't the drive will fault and signal Acorn to stop. You don't say which Gecko board you are talking about. G320x is a servo drive. The rest are stepper drives and are open loop. There is no encoder to tell the drive the motor has moved to the commanded position